Etta James

Birth Name: Jamesetta Hawkins

Date of Birth: January 25, 1938

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: January 20, 2012

Place of Death: Riverside, California, U.S.

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*likely Swiss (father)

Etta James was an American singer.

Her mother, Dorothy Hawkins, was African-American.

According to Etta, her biological father was Rudolf Wanderone, a professional billiards player, who was the son of Swiss parents, Rudolph Wanderone and Rosa Bergin.

Etta was married to Artis Mills, with whom she had two children.

Sources: Genealogies of Etta James (focusing on Rudolf Wanderone’s ancestry) – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wargs.com

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